Four Cheese Sauce
- 2 1/2 cups milk
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup white flour
- 1/2 cup grated gruyere cheese
- 1/2 cup grated Fontina cheese
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup grated provolone cheese (try to get aged)
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard (try coarse grained for a change)
- 1/4 cup dry sherry or 1/4 cup wine, of your choice
- 1/8 teaspoon salt, to taste
- In a small saucepan, heat the milk until steaming, but don't let it boil or form a skin.
- While the milk heats, melt the butter in a heavy 2-quart saucepan on low heat.
- Add the flour and whisk to form a smooth roux.
- Continue to cook and whisk for 3 to 4 minutes to thoroughly cook the flour.
- Increase heat to medium, and whisk the hot milk into the roux in a thin, steady stream.
- Continue to cook until the sauce is smooth and thickened slightly.
- Don't stop whisking, since white sauces can burn in an instant.
- Lower the heat, add the cheesed, mustard, and sherry, and whisk until the cheeses melt.
- Using a double boiler or a heat diffuser, gently cook on very low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add salt to taste.
- Enjoy!
milk, butter, white flour, gruyere cheese, cheese, parmesan cheese, grated provolone cheese, sherry, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/four-cheese-sauce-93435 (may not work)